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Perpetual – continuing or enduring foreverInept – without skill or aptitude for a particular taskCharismatic – characteristic capable of influencing or
inspiring large numbers of peopleNaïve – having or showing lack of experience, judgment or
informationLackadaisical – without interest, listless, lethargicAtrocities – acts of extreme crueltyEmaciated – abnormally lean or thin by gradually wasting
away of fleshPermeated - to pass through every part ofQuintessential – the most perfect embodiment of something
Vocab. – Chapters 1-2
Facetiously – not meant to be taken seriously or literally
Regime – a government in powerInexplicable – incapable of being
accounted for or explained
Vocab. – Chapters 3-4
Incessant (5)- ceaseless, unendingAstute (7) – clever, cunning, ingeniousAppeased (7) – to bring to a state of peace,
quiet, calmAllegiance (8) – the loyalty of a citizen to
his or her government
Vocab. – Chapters 5-8
Glibly – thoughtlessly fluentEcstatic – characterized by ecstasySkeptically – showing doubtIndoctrinate – to instruct in a principle or
ideologyCult – a group bound by sacred ideologyTremor – involuntary shaking of the body
or limbsTizzy – a nervous, excited state
Chapters 9 and 10
Untethered – to release from confinesUtopian – idealized perfectionTrivial – of very little importance or value
Chapters 11&12
Aghast – struck with overwhelming shock or amazement
Obsessive – thinking or behaving in an excessive way
Sinister – threatening evil or harmAntagonistic – hostile, unfriendlyRecoiled – to draw or shrink back, as in
alarm or horrorJeopardy – peril or danger
Chapters 13-15
Brigade - a group of individuals organized for a particular purpose
Ironically – characterized by mockeryIdealistic – belief in things in their ideal form,
rather than as they areUsurp – to seize and hold by force or without
legal rightSomber – gloomily dark, depressing
Chapter 16 and 17